Sakaihigashi Station

Sakaihigashi Station 堺東駅
Platform
Location
Prefecture	Osaka (See other stations in Osaka)
City	Sakai
Ward	Sakai
Neighborhood etc.	61, Mikunigaoka-Miyukidōri
Coordinates	34°34′31.79″N 135°29′5.43″E / 34.5754972°N 135.4848417°E / 34.5754972; 135.4848417Coordinates: 34°34′31.79″N 135°29′5.43″E / 34.5754972°N 135.4848417°E / 34.5754972; 135.4848417
Postal code	590-0028
(in Japanese)	堺市堺区三国ケ丘御幸通61番地
History
Year opened	1898
Former name	Ōshoji Station
Present name since	1900
Rail services
Station number(s)	NK56
Operator(s)	Nankai Electric Railway
Line(s)	Kōya Line
Statistics	58,661 passengers/day
Major bus terminal(s) attached to the station

Sakaihigashi Station (堺東駅, Sakaihigashi-eki, station number: NK56) is a railway station on the Nankai Electric Railway Kōya Line in Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the stations on the Koya Line with long history as it was the station of origin operated by Koya Railway, the predecessor of the Koya Line.

The station serves Sakai City Hall, and market facilities.

Layout

Station layout
Legend
↑Asakayama ↓Mikunigaoka

This station has 2 island platforms with serving 4 tracks. Crossovers are located on the north and south of the station; single one in the north and scissors one in the south. A siding track is located in the east of Track 1, where Sakaihigashi Depot used to be.

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  West ticket gates

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  Northwest ticket gates

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  Northeast ticket gates

Surroundings

Public

• Sakai City Hall
• Sakai Ward Office
• Osaka District Court Sakai Branch, Osaka Family Court Sakai Branch, Sakai Summary Court
• Sakai Tax Office
• Sakai Post Office (Japan Post Holdings)
  • Japan Post Service Sakai
  • Japan Post Bank Sakai
  • Japan Post Insurance Sakai
• Sakaihigashi ekimae Post Office (Japan Post Holdings)

Market

• Takashimaya

Others

• Nankai Bus Terminal
• Hochigai Shrine
• Tadeiyama Kofun

Buses

Sakaihigashi-ekimae (Nankai Bus)

for Oshoji and Sakai-ekimae

for Kanaoka

for Sakai City Hospital, Sagibashi and Dejima

for Kogyo-gakko-mae (Osaka Prefectural Sakai Technology High School), Sagibashi and Dejima

for Kogyo-gakko-mae, Mozu and Fukai

for Intex Osaka, Asia & Pacific Trade Center, and Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building

Kansai Airport limousine "Sorae" for Kansai Airport

for Asaka, Kita-Hanada and Kawachi-Amami

for Oshoji and Ayanocho

for Kinryocho and Ayanocho

for J-GREEN Sakai

for Sakaihama Seaside Stage

Expressway buses for Shinjuku and Tokyo

Expressway buses for Takeo Onsen, Sasebo and Huis Ten Bosch

Expressway buses for Odawara, Fujisawa, Kamakura, Ofuna and Totsuka

Expressway buses for Kashiwazaki, Nagaoka and Sanjo

Expressway buses for Yokohama, Odaiba, Tokyo Disneyland and Chiba

for Sakai-eki nishiguchi and Takumicho (Sharp Sakai Factory)

for Sakaihama Seaside Stage and Sakai-eki nishiguchi

for Otori

Adjacent stations

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